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Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
Ifueko Omoigui Okauru, Executive Chairman, FIRS The Federal Inland Revenue Service on Wednesday arrested the Executive Secretary of the Federal Capital Development Authority, Mr. Adamu Ismaila, for N28.2bn unremitted taxes. Adamu was picked up in his office at about 12.03pm by an enforcement team from the FIRS led by the director […]
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Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika The Nigerian Army has established a special squad to combat the menace of Boko Haram. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika, who spoke at a two-day security awareness workshop organised by the Nigerian army on Wednesday, said the suicide attacks […]
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Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
Bola Ige Former Oyo State Governor and leader, Action Congress of Nigeria in Oyo State, Chief Lamidi Adesina, on Wednesday said the inability of the Federal Government to expose the killers of the late Chief Bola Ige, 10 years after, should not be surprising because the Federal Government knew about the […]
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Wednesday, December 21st, 2011
Boycott of meeting on oil subsidy removal First of all we were invited to the meeting but since the agenda was to discuss the issue of the security of the nation and removal of oil subsidy, the President’s intention was to persuade or he attempted to seek the support of political parties for removal of […]
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Latest Politics
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011
President Goodluck Jonathan’s N1bn budget for himself and Vice-President Namadi Sambo in the 2012 national expenditure attracted condemnation from prominent Nigerians on Tuesday. Opposition parties also described the top two citizens’ proposed feeding allowance as the “height of insensivity” in a country where the majority of the citizens grapple daily with hunger and unemployment. A […]
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Latest Politics
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has hailed the successful launch of the new Nigerian communications satellite on Monday in Xichang, China, as another great step forward for the country towards the development of a modern, knowledge- driven society. He said that the new satellite, which was paid for by the insurance policy on NigComSat-1 which de-orbited in 2009, would […]
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General Politics, House, Latest Politics, Legislature
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, ruled that the embattled former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, has a case to answer and must, therefore, face trial over the allegations of alleged inflation of contracts involving the sum of N984 million. Besides, the court dismissed Bankole’s objection against the prosecutorial powers of […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011
Again, an explosion rocked Kaduna on Monday, destroying about seven houses, including one used as a factory to assemble explosive devices at the Mando village, near the National Eye Hospital, Kaduna. Suspected members of the Boko Haram sect were reported to have escaped death in the explosion, just as the police announced the discovery of a […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Monday, December 19th, 2011
The Boko Haram sect has , yesterday , confirmed that three of its members were killed by their own bombs in Saturday’s explosion in Shuwari, Maiduguri. Spokesman of the group, Mallam Abul Qaqa, made the confirmation in a telephone conference with newsmen in Maiduguri “We have hundreds of members that are willing to sacrifice their […]
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Latest Politics, Nigerian Police
Monday, December 19th, 2011
Inspector-General of Police, Hafiz Ringim The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Hafiz Ringim, has ordered commissioners of police to submit operational guidelines for the security of their areas of jurisdiction during the Christmas and New Year celebrations. Ringim directed the CPs to deploy their men appropriately, especially in vulnerable areas and sensitive […]